Expendable barber&#39;s duster



1, 1957 v. LEADER EXPENDABLE BARBER'S DUSTER Filed Dec.

INVENTOR.

VICTOR LEADER Wm, 3M

aroewsry United States Patent 3,333,290 EXPENDABLE BARBERS DUSTER VictorLeader, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to Leader Farms, Inc., Minneapolis,Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Filed Dec. 7, 1964, Ser. No. 416,278 6Claims. (Cl. 15-225) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An expendable barbersduster having a brush rolled from sheet material transversely slit toform flat elongated bristles. The sheet material has a plurality ofspaced longitudinal ridges providing each bristle with spaced raisedline portions which form pockets in the brush to retain talcum powder.The unslit portion of the rolled brush forms a cylindrical handle whichcan be telescoped into a socket in one end of a handle.

Barbers will, at various stages of a haircut, use a duster filled withtalcum to sweep away hair clippings about the neck and head of thecustomer. The dusters available are generally constructed of soft bushybristles held in a permanent handle. Many States, however, have enactedlegislation which prohibits, for sanitary reasons, the use of a commonbarbers duster for all customers in a barber r shop. A trend amonghealth authorities indicates future abolishment of this device in barbershops in many more States. Barbers are, in view of such legislation,faced with the alternative of removing clippings by either using avacuum to pick up the clippings from the customer or using a compressedair jet to blow the clippings oif of the customer. The former methodfaces the same sanitary problem as does the talcum duster and the lattermethod is undesirable from the barbers point of view in that the hairclippings are strewn about the shop and on waiting customers. Also theuse of scented talcum in a duster following-a haircut has becometraditional as one of the aromas associated with a barber shop.

Briefly described, the invention is an improved, inexpensive barbersduster which can be thrown away after use on a customer. The cluster hasa disposable brush which can be removably mounted on a handle. The brushis formed from soft flat material having a plurality of spacedlongitudinal ridges or line ribs which form pockets to aid in retainingtalcum powder in the brush. The flat material is provided with flatelongated bristles by transverse slits or cuts which extend toward butare spaced from one longitudinal edge of the material. The brush isformed by rolling the flat material about an axis generally parallel tothe slits and the unslit portion is retained in a cylindrical shape toform a handle.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a isometric view depicting the flat slitted duster materialprior to rolling;

FIGURE 2 is a view transverse to the material showing the dusterpartially rolled;

FIGURE 3 is an exploded view rolled and a handle therefor.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a sheet material 5 which maybe of any soft type and which desirably will absorb or otherwise holdtalcum powder applied thereto. One suitable material is a paper similarto paper napkin or disposable tissue stock. Other desirable materialsare. soft thin plastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyesteror vinyl film. The sheet material may desirably be provided wtih ridges7 formed therein transverse to the axis about which the duster will berolled to aid in holding talcum powder. The sheet 5 may showing theduster as be doubled as at 9 to form a double thickness thus providingtwice the bristles.

A plurality of slits 10 are cut into the: fiat stock 5. The length ofthe slits 10 being of the width of the folded stock less the desiredhandle length and cut into the flat stock 5 from the side and oppositefrom the fold. A multitude of bristles 11 and a flat solid portion 12are thus formed.

The duster 14 is then formed by spirally rolling the folded sheet 5about a transverse axis as in FIGURE 2. One convenient mode of securingthe rolled configuration of the duster 14 is to provide an adhesive 15on the end of the solid portion 12. While the use of an adhesive isconvenient for securing the rolled duster 14, other means such as tapeor bands 19 about the shank 18 thereof may be used. The bristles 11will, as the duster 14 is rolled, flare outward and curl, thus providinga soft and bushy appearing duster 14.

An alternative mode of forming the cluster 14 is to roll the flat stock5 and then slit, longitudinally, the nonfolded end of the roll to formbristles.

As an example, a sheet of flat stock 5 having dimensions of eight inchesby eight inches may be used. The sheet 5 is first folded as at 9 in halfon a line parallel to one end. The open ends of the stock 5 thus formedare then slit in a plurality of places as at 10 for a distance of abouttwo inches. The slitting process then forms a plurality of bristles 11and a solid portion 12. The resulting slitted sheet is then spirallyrolled, about an axis parallel to the slits 10. The bristles 11, as thesheet 5 is rolled, curl and flare outwardly. Once the duster 14 has beenformed by the rolling operation, tape or bands 19 are placed on theresulting shank 18 to hold the duster together.

The duster 14 which is thus formed is complete of itself and may be usedin this form. However, in some barber shops, it may be desirable to usea handle as is represented at 16 in FIGURE 3. The handle 16 is providedwith a socket 17 or other means adapted to receive and hold the shank 180f the cluster 14.

It is thus seen that a very simple and inexpensively constructed dusterwhich may be thrown away after use, is thus provided. This duster willmeet the sanitary codes imposed upon the barbering profession in theseveral states.

It is apparent that many modifications and variations of this inventionas hereinbefore set forth may be made without departing from the spiritand scope thereof. The specific embodiments described are given by wayof example only and the invention is limited only by the terms of theappended claims.

What is. claimed is:

1. A barbers duster comprised of: soft, flat material having a pluralityof spaced longitudinal ridges forming pockets to hold talcum powder onthe material, said material being transversely slit to form a pluralityof fiat elongated bristles with each bristle having a plurality ofridges, said flat material being rolled about an axis generally parallelto said slits, and means for securing said rolled material to form abrush portion and a handle portion.

2. The cluster of claim 1 wherein the longitudinal ridges are equallyspaced from each other and are located over the entire length of eachbristle.

3. The duster of claim 1 wherein the material is soft absorbent paper.

4. The duster of claim 1 wherein the material is thin soft flexibleresinous synthetic film.

5. The duster of claim 1 wherein the flat material is foldedlongitudinally in half and the edges opposite from saidfold are slit toform a great number of bristles.

6. The duster of claim 5 wherein the spaced longitudinal ridges arelocated over the entire length of each bristle.

FOREIGN PATENTS Ad. 62,310 1/1955 France.

(2d Addition to No. 910,236) References Cited 185,347 9/ 1922 GreatBritain. 5 799,534 8/1958 Great Britain.

UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Carbone 15-187 X Salvucci 15-226X un With Paper Folding, by Murray and Rigney, Y Published by Fleming H.Revell C0., Copyright 1928, Hergert 15-226 X 10 P 3333322? CHARLES A.WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner. Strader 15-225 X DANIEL BLUM, Examiner.

1. A BARBER''S DUSTER COMPRISED OF: SOFT, FLAT MATERIAL HAVING APLURALITY OF SPACED LONGITUDINAL RIDGES FORMING POCKETS TO HOLD TALCUMPOWDER ON THE MATERIAL, SAID MATERIAL BEING TRANSVERSELY SLIT TO FORM APLURALITY OF FLAT ELONGATED BRISTLES WITH EACH BRISTLE HAVING APLURALITY OF RIDGES, SAID FLAT MATERIAL BEING ROLLED ABOUT AN AXISGENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SLITS, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID ROLLEDMATERIAL TO FORM A BRUSH PORTION AND A HANDLE PORTION.